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Victorian East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement

The East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments originally signed the East Gippsland RFA on 3 February 1997, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the East Gippsland RFA region.

The East Gippsland RFA was varied on 30 March 2020 with an extension until 30 June 2030 (see Media Release), as it has proven to be a strong and effective framework for the sustainable management of the East Gippsland RFA region’s forests. The extension was formalised following assessment, public consultation and independent review.

The extensions to the Victorian RFAs deliver the right balance of economic, social and environmental outcomes, paving the way for the continued sustainable management of the state’s public and private native forests and plantation estates.

The East Gippsland RFA variation includes two Annexures: Annexure 1 is the RFA marked up with the changes that have been made; Annexure 2 is a ‘clean’ version of the RFA as varied without the mark up.

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2020 East Gippsland RFA variation PDF  141 1.5 MB

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The updated East Gippsland Land Tenure and Zoning Map (December 2019), identifies the extent of the comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system in the East Gippsland RFA region.

A report has been prepared to summarise the key changes that have been made to the Victorian RFAs as part of the modernisation and extension process.

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Modernised Victorian RFAs – what’s changed  2 32

The 1997 East Gippsland RFA

The Australian and Victorian governments signed the original East Gippsland RFA on 3 February 1997. The agreement was for a duration of 20 years and an interim extension was signed to align expiry of the East Gippsland RFA with that of other Victorian RFAs on 31 March 2020.

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East Gippsland RFA PDF  25 92 KB
East Gippsland RFA DOC  25 215 KB

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The East Gippsland Land Tenure and Zoning Map (January 1997) PDF  [72 KB, 1 page] identified the extent of the comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system in the East Gippsland RFA region at the time of signing.

Extension of the East Gippsland, Central Highlands and North East RFAs

On 26 March 2018, the Australian and Victorian governments extended the timeframe of three Victorian RFAs - the East Gippsland, Central Highlands and North East - to 31 March 2020.

This lined up the expiry dates for all five Victorian RFAs and allowed the governments to adequately consider the independent reviewer’s report on the third five yearly review of the Victorian RFAs, undertake public consultation, prepare further detailed assessments of RFA matters and negotiate modernised, extended agreements for all five RFAs.

The Amendment documents for the East Gippsland RFA can be accessed below. The amendments for the Central Highlands and North East RFAs can be accessed from their respective pages at the following:

  • Central Highlands
  • North East

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Amendment to the East Gippsland RFA (March 2018) PDF  4 266 KB
Amendment to the East Gippsland RFA (March 2018) DOCX 4 36 KB

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Short term extension of the East Gippsland RFA

The Australian and Victorian governments executed an amendment to the East Gippsland RFA on 20 January 2017, extending its expiry from 3 February 2017 to 27 March 2018.

This extension of the agreement lined up its expiry with the Central Highlands RFA. It allowed the governments to consider the outcomes from the third five-yearly review of Victoria’s RFAs. Furthermore, it allowed the Victorian Government to consider the advice from the Forest Industry Taskforce on the future management of forests in eastern Victoria.

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Amendment to the East Gippsland RFA (February 2017) PDF  3 496 KB
Amendment to the East Gippsland RFA (February 2017) DOC  3 28 KB

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Historical Publications

Many historical publications informed the development of the East Gippsland RFA and continue to underpin the management of forests covered by the agreement.

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Comprehensive Regional Assessment:

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Overview of Assessments – East Gippsland (July 1996) PDF  38 361 KB
Overview of Assessments – East Gippsland (July 1996) DOC  38 353 KB

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Directions or Options Report:

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Towards the Regional Forest Agreement – A paper to assist public consultation (October 1996) PDF  48 120 KB

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Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management Report:

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Victorian Statewide Assessment of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (July 1997) PDF  90 581 KB
Victorian Statewide Assessment of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management (July 1997) DOC  90 1.8 MB

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Environment Reports:

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Environment and Heritage Report (no date) [Part 1] PDF  155 1.5 MB
Environment and Heritage Report (no date) [Part 1] DOC  155 2.3 MB
Appendix PDF  289 4.1 MB
Appendix DOC  289 5.1 MB
National Estate Report (no date) PDF  122 968 KB
National Estate Report (no date) DOC  122 1.3 MB
Wilderness of the Eastern Victorian Forests (July 1996) PDF  17 278 KB
Wilderness of the Eastern Victorian Forests (July 1996) DOC  17 287 KB

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Factsheet:

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Information Kit: East Gippsland RFA (3 February 1997) PDF  2 379 KB
Information Kit: East Gippsland RFA (3 February 1997) DOC  2 38 KB

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Resource Report:

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East Gippsland Victoria: Resource and Economics Report (no date) PDF  221 1.9 MB
East Gippsland Victoria: Resource and Economics Report (no date) DOC  221 2.3 MB

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Social and Economic Report:

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Social Assessment Report (no date) PDF  105 744 KB
Social Assessment Report (no date) DOC  105 1.0 MB

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Annual Reports

Annual Reports were required for the first five years of each RFA. Victoria reported on their RFAs collectively in these reports:

Document Pages File size
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 2002 PDF  23 216 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 2002 DOC  23 121 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 2001 PDF  24 208 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 2001 DOC  24 103 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 2000 PDF  20 83 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 2000 DOC  20 84 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 1999 PDF  9 32 KB
Victorian Regional Forest Agreement Annual Report 1998 PDF  3 15 KB

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